[CQ-Contest] WRTC 2022 qualifications criterias? Any new thoughts or ideas?

Sat Jul 7 00:03:16 EDT 2018

I indeed like the idea - and have proposed the same. In general, no need to
use three years to determine who are the deserving operators... This can be
decided in fewer events 1-2.

Kari, Sweden has a lot more than  15-20 persons working contest.

Http://ssa.se/hfcup

http://www.sactest.net/blog/statistics/

(Sweden has around 100-150 logs per leg (CW/SSB) depending on year,
propagation and marketing of SAC.

But, yes I agree, maybe 15-20 would be seriously interested in qualifying.

The RRTC format in Russia is very nice, and antennas can be more simple
than that. The more interesting would be to define a certain max quality of
antenna building materials and other stuff.

1 glasfiber mast 18 m
2 glasfiber masts 12 m
X meter coaxial cable
X meter insulated copper wire
1 generator

( can be even less amount)

6 hours of preparation before contest

Multi Single operation instead of M2 (which indeed is not all that
stimulating for team effort).

The event can be organized three years in a row by National Ham Radio
organisations in different countries of the existing WRTC qualifying
regions. Great reason to travel short distances and meet before and after
the event in a Field Day environment event!

A far more superiour and fair selection system than the present one that is
based on super stations and favouring those with big wallets rather than
operating skills.

It would also be three great qualifying events which can be used for
marketing of contests and Ham-Radio as such, with possibility for
interested hams and future hams, casually interested  + media to follow
live.

How difficult can it be to realize that the existing WRTC qualifying system
is a dying dinosaur, far away from interesting event than for those with
BIG stations or great locations?

And as Martin so well expresses, the Fair Play component is not to
underestimate...

73 de Mats RM2D

On Fri, 6 Jul 2018 at 23:50, Martin, LU5DX <lu5dx at lucg.com.ar> wrote:

> Hi Kari,
> Not a problem.
> Regional events. No need to conduct those in your own area. It could be
> part of a larger area.
> All the teams willing to be part of the qualifying run would pay their own
> expenses. All stations equally equiped.
> No cheating, less expensive, more fun, less time consuming.
> Clubs could work in joint efforts to help with the logistics.
> The same setup can be re-used for the three qualifying events.
> Plain simple station layout. One rig, one wire antena, two operators.
> You'll know for sure the winning teams will be the deserving ones.
>
> 73,
> Martin LU5DX
>
>
>
> El vie., 6 jul. 2018 12:22 p. m., Kari Gustafsson <kari at sm0hrp.se>
> escribió:
>
> > Hi Martin, Interesting. But here in Scandinavia we are so few hams
> (active
> > contesters I guess some 15-20 persons at maximum) that we could not do
> any
> > of this pre-qualification runs as I see the Russians do. On the other
> hand
> > we must look at new opportunities as you suggest and see if it can work
> on
> > some other places on earth.
> >
> > 73s Kari SM0HRP
> >
> >
> >
> > *Från:* Martin, LU5DX [mailto:lu5dx at lucg.com.ar]
> > *Skickat:* den 6 juli 2018 01:19
> > *Till:* Kari Gustafsson <kari at sm0hrp.se>
> > *Kopia:* CQ-Contest <cq-contest at contesting.com>
> > *Ämne:* Re: [CQ-Contest] WRTC 2022 qualifications criterias? Any new
> > thoughts or ideas?
> >
> >
> >
> > It would be really nice to see WRTC contributing to Fair Play in our
> hobby.
> >
> > Ideally WRTC qualifying would be on-site regional competitions during the
> > three IARU contests prior to the next WRTC.
> >
> >
> >
> > RRTC can serve as an example.
> >
> > http://news.srr.ru/chempionat-rossii-po-radiosvyazi-na-kv-rrtc/
> >
> >
> >
> > If the qualifying run remains as is, we will continue to see what we have
> > seen so far in terms of unsportsmanlike conducts in amateur radio
> contests.
> >
> >
> >
> > 73,
> >
> > Martin LU5DX
> >
> >
> >
> > El jue., 5 jul. 2018 11:25 a. m., Kari Gustafsson <kari at sm0hrp.se>
> > escribió:
> >
> > Hi contesters!
> >
> > It may be a little bit early to ask about WRTC 2022 when 2018 has not yet
> > been concluded.
> >
> > I am relatively new to contesting  but I have been attracted by it. With
> > remote contesting as a new reality it opens up a new "world". A new
> > challenging path after doing some 20 years if DX-ing. And building a
> > competitive remote contest station adds some new thrills into the hobby.
> >
> > But as a newbie to WRTC who (if possible to say anything) with the
> > knowledge
> > in WRTC could say some words of what the criterias for WRTC 2022 might
> be?
> > Or are the similar from WRTC to WRTC over the years?  Are there any
> > foreseen
> > changes being discussed due to a more elderly ham population out there?
> For
> > instance fewer contests and more 24 hour contests.
> >
> > I have had the opportunity to talk to Ingo SM5AJV,  who has qualified for
> > this WRTC, about what he had to put into it in efforts. And I was chocked
> > over the amount of time and the number of contests. To be able to
> > accomplish
> > this I need to change jobs and move my bed from the bedroom  (where my
> wife
> > sleeps) into the ham shack :) Hmmm seems like a large sacrifice..
> >
> > Best 73s Kari SM0HRP
> >
> >
> >
> > http://remotedxandcontestblog.sm0hrp.se/
> >
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